The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-12
Religious Notes.

Gods eye is upon his servants in the solitudes
of the desert well amid the splendors of
the palace.
No one is likely to accomplish much who
moodily INDUCES In a responding view of his
own capabilities
Visit the sick. A word of cheer and smile
from you would be a source of comfort to many
who are unable to leave their sck-rooms.
Louisa NJ. Alcott Being kind aud cheerful,
doing ones duty, helping others, and loving
God, is the best way to show that we are pious
In the true sense of the word
Forget an injury done you as we'll as forgive
him who did it, and thus be like your Heavenly
Father, who says: Il will forgive their iniq uitv,
and will remember their sin no more"
God holds the key of all unknown,
And glad;
If other hands should hold the key,
Or if he trusted it to me,
might be sad.
Carefully gathered statistics show that over
ten and quarter millions of dollars were con-
tributed for missions during the past year by
the evangelical churches in this country and
Europe
but if we stand still and b;de our time, the
rent which was this way to-day will set in an
posite direction tomorrow; and il il should not
do SO, what is that to usf
The King and Queen of Siam have notified our
government of their pleasure with the American
missionaries at Bangkok. They have presented
watches and other tokens of regard to Rev. Drs.
Thompson and Dunlap aud Misses Colt, Small
and Nelson.
Mrs. Hannah Mitzgar. wife of Elder John
Mitzgar, of the Dunkard Church, died at her
home in Cerro Gordo. Ill, on May 81. She
eighty years af age and was we'll known in Hi
nois, Indiana and elsewhere. Elder Mitzgar is
the chief elder of the Dunkard Church in the
West.
Robert Collyer. in his big hearted way, says
he shall contribute his mite toward the Protest
ant Episcopal cathedral, and believes a great
many Unltarians will be found to help build it.
"Then." he adds. with twinkle in his eye. If
VIC E n n G IN RnGfn
which is Zion, doubt the Episcopalians
will turn in and help us; but if they don't it
will be all right"
There is legend of one who day-dreaming in
his chair. beheld vision, which stood before
him and beckoned him to follow her fortune.
He waited sluggishiy, Needed not her call nor
her Reckoning, until at last she grew dim and
disappeared. just as the vision faded he sprang
to his feet and cried OUT Tell me who thou artl"
and received the answer, II am Opportunity;
once neglected, never return"
Among the reports submitted to the Reformed
Church General Synod at Akron, O.. by the
committee overtures a communication
from the Presbyterian General Assembly of
1885, which met at Indianapolis, extending
hearty congratulations to the Reformed Church
and soliciting cooperation After considerable
discussion, it WAS decided to appoint u committee
on church union, consisting of two mbers
from each synod.
A class of boys in a London board school were
asked what sort of a Moses In reply.
they said he was meek" brave" Learned"
ana at last one little 1ellOW plpe0 up lie was
gentleman" The SURPRISED official asked. what
do you meant" Please SIR" was the reply
when the daughters of Jethro went to the well
to draw water. the shepherds came and drove
them away. and Moses helped the daughters of
Jethro, and said to the shepherds, Ladies first.
please. gentlemen"
1t is q hard but necessary lesson TO learn that
to win and hold success in any line, 8 man must
make himself of to somebody. The clerk
who makes himself useful to his employer need
have no fear for his future. The doctor who
can convince the community of his usefulness
will not need to advertise for patients. just
with all occupations and professions. The
thing the beginner wants to get thoroughly into
his head is that he needs the world, and hence
must in some way compel the world need
him, because of what ne is able to do for it
Chrysostom: Riches are called "usabes." that
we may use them rightly, not keep and bury
them, for this is not to possess them, but to be
possessed by them. Let US free ourselves from
this grievous bondage, and at las. become free.
Why do we devise ten thousand different chains
for ourselvesR Is not the bond of nature enough
for thee, and the necessity of life, and the crowd
of ten thousand affairs but dost thou twine also
other nets for myself, and put them about thy
feetf A great thing it is that having cut asun-
der all these cords thou shouldst be able to lay
hold on the city which is above So many him
ORANGES are there. all of which we may conquer,
let us keep to what is necessary. Thus shall
We lay hold on eternal life.
Mrs. Elizabeth Prentiss, writing to a bereayed
friend. said: What you want is to let your
intellect go overheard. if need be. and to take
what GOO gives just little child takes it,
without money and without price. Faith is HIS;
unbelief No process of reasoning can
sooihe mothers empty, aching heart or bring
Christ in to it to fill up all that waste ROOM
But faith can; and faith is His gift; gift to be
won by prayer-prayer persistent. patient, de-
termined; prayer that will take no denial; prayer
that, If it goes away day unsatsfied keeps
On saying: We'll. there's to morrow. and to-
morrow, and tomorrow: God may wait
bus receive aDd us san anS wal, to
This is what the Bible means when
it says: The kingdom of heaven suffereth vio
ence and the violent take it by FORGE 1t does
not say the eager, the impatient. take it bv
force. but the violent, they who declare: Il will
not let Thee 60 unless Thou bless me- This is
Ill heart, not head work"
Religious Sense